Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, was born in 1627, the niece of King Louis XIII of France. She inherited a vast fortune from her mother, including the Dauphinate of Auvergne and the sovereign principality of Dombes. She made herself even richer by acquiring properties like the county of Eu, which brought her an extra 100,000 livres a year.
Various marriages were considered for her - with the Emperor, with the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand, with King Philip IV of Spain, with the Duke of Savoy, with the King of Portugal, with the King of England.
My question is, what would happen if she married abroad?
If she did hold on to all her property, how would having a foreign monarch owning such vast properties within France affect the course of 17th century politics? After all, if you have a huge part of your estate tied up in France, you're not going to want risk losing it all by offending the French...with potentially major butterflies for whichever country's foreign policy.
Thoughts?
Various marriages were considered for her - with the Emperor, with the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand, with King Philip IV of Spain, with the Duke of Savoy, with the King of Portugal, with the King of England.
My question is, what would happen if she married abroad?
If she did hold on to all her property, how would having a foreign monarch owning such vast properties within France affect the course of 17th century politics? After all, if you have a huge part of your estate tied up in France, you're not going to want risk losing it all by offending the French...with potentially major butterflies for whichever country's foreign policy.
Thoughts?